On Changing Direction & Finding Your Own Path
The Outdoors Fix, hosted by hiker and journalist Liv Bolton, is a podcast to inspire you to make adventures outdoors a bigger part of your life. Each episode Liv speaks to fantastic individuals who have changed their lives to get into the outdoors more, and their stories and tips can help listeners do the same. Recorded outside, the podcast opens up the conversation about how the outdoors can be key to our wellbeing. There’s also practical advice about hiking, cycling, wild swimming and landscape photography to get stuck into too.
In this episode, Liv talks to Emma Holland, a qualified mountain leader who runs her own mountain leader business, Emma Holland Mountain Training. You’ll often find her in the Peak District leading groups on hikes, teaching navigation or wild camping in the hills. Through her walks and courses, she’s trying to give people the confidence to safely plan their own outdoors adventures.
Having worked for Nottingham City Council since she was 18, it wasn’t until her 40s that Emma took the big leap to shift the direction of her career and life towards the outdoors. Her story proves that it’s never too late to pursue your passion.
This is a fascinating conversation about turning the outdoors into a career and how it can positively influence the path of your life.
Emma shares her tips for becoming a mountain leader and where to go walking in the Peak District at the end of the episode, so make sure you don’t miss her advice.
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